From the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority:
A Metrorail train operator, who was involved in the pocket track derailment at the Farragut North Metrorail station on Feb. 12, was terminated on March 11 from her position as a train operator. She was dismissed for failing to follow standard operating procedures.
The operator was placed on paid administrative leave following the accident, which is standard procedure. She had been a Metro employee since May 1976, and a rail operator since April 1999.
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